Just one district in Britain has seen its proportion of migrants fall in the last decade. The percentage of the population from abroad in Dorset's Isle of Purbeck - a rural peninsula near Poole - was ...

This beautiful, tucked-away corner of Dorset (not an island at all, but a headland) boasts nature reserves and stunning views galore. Gareth Huw Davies visits tea rooms, eccentric pubs, a restored ...

It's literally what makes the Isle of Purbeck what it is – and a new centre in Langton Matravers is helping to reconnect local people with what's under the ground beneath their feet: Purbeck Stone.

Every beer served at The Square & Compass comes with a free view that makes the complimentary bar-snacks in other pubs seem like peanuts. Just to the east of Kimmeridge Bay in the Isle of Purbeck, ...

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David McFarlane was the skipper onboard The Purbeck Isle when it sank earlier this month A father has told how a fisherman drove 11 hours from Scotland to Weymouth to leave a tribute to his son who ...

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David McFarlane (left), Jack Craig (centre) and Robert Prowse had been fishing on the Purbeck Isle Family and friends of the three fishermen who died when their vessel sank off the Dorset coast have ...

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Clare Balding meets Garth Gunn and his son Craig on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. They embark on the training route that got Garth back on his feet as he recovered from ME. Show more Clare Balding ...